THEORY: Tales of Vesperia on PS3.... when no one cares.

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makingmusic476 said:

SnakeEyez said:
Funny, cuz I care about ES (and know many others that do and will buy it for PS3) and from wat I see, ToV is a better game so I'm pretty sure that IF it were to come out for the PS3, me and the ppl that I know care about ES will care about ToV.

 

Day one, man.

Though I may be biased since I'm a musician. 

Tales of Vesperia looks great too, but I'd prefer Eternal Sonata out of the two at this point.

This is my opinion, and it's not in any way meant to detract from anyone elses. Please don't be offended or insulted by it. I've paid full price for both of these games, and have been a fan and staunch advocate of this genre since the SNES launched.

 

Believe me when I tell you this. After years and years of knowing this genre. ES isn't what you hope for. I would suggest not playing it to 360 owners. I wanted to like it. However, if you had already played both of those games, I guarntee you would vastly change your opinion.

ES isn't what you think. I have to say that the game was very dissapointing to me. I hate to say that about any game....just...well, all I'll say is don't get too excited about it. :(

Saying ES is better than ToV is like saying Xenosaga ep 1 is better than FFVII. Not that ToV is as good as FFVII, but the difference between them is the same. You'll see when both are on the PS3. You'll know then that I speak the truth.

 

My reasoning is that the combat system is very shallow, though fun at the beginning, the graphics are good, but the story is mediocre at best and the character development is near non-existant. It's very hard to keep yourself playing the game, and you can never really get that feeling of enjoyment that you expect out of most games of that genre. Don't get me wrong, I loved it for the first 10 hours, but then things started getting repetitive and I felt like I had to force myself to play through the game.

Vesperia, on the other hand, starts out slow and grows on you, till by the time you're at the end of the game, you love it as much as you've ever loved a videogame, in my experience. What I'm saying is, even if Vesperia sucked, ES would be worse....that's my opinion, and I've thoroughly played both of those titles with high hopes and stars in my eyes.

I don't just not recommend it. I warn you against it. Feelings and comparisons against ToV aside, I highly suggest at least renting this before you buy it.